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Council on Aging announces Rat Pack 201710/04/2017

The seventh
annual Rat Pack Reunion fundraiser, hosted by Council on Aging of West Florida
to raise money and awareness for senior programs in the area, will take place
Oct. 27, 2017 at 5:30 pm at New World Landing. At the event, four local leaders
will be roasted and toasted for their service to the community. They are:

Marianne
McMahon

Marianne
started volunteering with the American Cancer Society by assisting with the
Cattle Barons Ball. Following guidance that, %u201CMuch is required from the person
to whom much is given; much more is required from the person to whom much more
is given,%u201D Marianne currently serves as a board member for the PACE Center for
Girls and the Arc Gateway. In addition, last year she became involved with
Fiesta.

Nels
Offerdahl

Nels
attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison before moving to Gulf Breeze in
2000. He built and operates three local movie theatre complexes in Gulf Breeze,
Pace, and Crestview. He was a member of the 2010 Mayoki Indians and the 2016
Court of Fiesta. He also serves as a board member for the Panhandle Charitable
Open.

John
Peacock

John
has served as a Financial Advisor for Edward Jones in Pensacola, Fla. since
1995. Prior to this, he also worked as a consultant to the US Department of
Energy and served in the US Navy Nuclear Program. He is the president of the
Panhandle Charitable Open Golf Tournament and a board member for the Edward
Jones Grassroots Task Force, Autism Pensacola, UWF Foundation, WSRE Foundation
Board, Pensacola Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Downtown Improvement Board.

Roger
Webb

Roger began
his career with Wendy%u2019s in 1970 when Dave Thomas hired him as a part-time
employee when Dave opened his third restaurant in Columbus, Ohio. Currently,
Roger owns the Wendco Group, which has a total of 43 Wendy%u2019s restaurants and
employs a staff of over 1,200 people in Northwest Florida and South Alabama.

Now in its
seventh year, the Rat Pack Reunion pays homage to the glamorous Hollywood
styles of yesteryear by honoring Pensacola%u2019s own celebrities with a gentle
roast, auction, dancing, dinner and more. As men sport their skinniest ties and
women show off their most dazzling gowns, hundreds of individuals gather to
raise funds and awareness for Council on Aging of West Florida. To date, the event
has raised close to a million dollars for services like Meals on Wheels, The
Retreat Adult Day Health Care Center and more programs that aging adults in
Escambia and Santa Rosa counties depend upon.